Dispensing carton



Feb.l 29, 1944.

J. C. PEURRUNG DIsPENs ING CARTON Filed Aug. 25, 1942 f Patented Feb.29, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE DISPEN SING CARlTON .loseph C.Peurrung, Cincinnati, Ohio Application August 25, 1942., Serial No.456,007

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a carton of the kind typied by the ordinarymatch box but which, according to the present invention, is providedwith means for positioning the Carton upright, arranging a dispensingopening at the bottom of the positioned carton and for precludingspilling out of the dispensed articles, such as matches, from thedispensing aperture.

An object of the invention is to prom'de a device of this kind in whichno eXtra material is required in the manufacture of the carton beyond`what is now commonly used in boxes of this kind.

Another object is to provide a carton in which the additionalmanufacturing steps are negligible over those required in producing thecarton proper.

Another object is the provision of such a device in which the parts areadapted to be conditioned by the user for placing the carton indispensing position.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the carton of this invention inpartially open position and prior to conditioning thereof for dispensingof matches, shown by way of example, in the body of the boX.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the bottom of the slide cover of the carton ofthis invention.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the carton body orcontaining element.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the retaining strip forming a part of thedevice of the invention after the strip has been conditioned tocooperate as a part of the dispensing carton.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the carton of this invention shownin operative dispensing position and with matches shown as the items tobe dispensed.

Fig. 6 is 'a side view of the bottom portions of the dispensing cartonin operative position with the adjacent portions of the side wall of thecover broken away.

Fig. 7 is a rear elevational View of the dispensing carton in operativeposition.

In greater detail and with reference to the drawings:

The device of this invention .comprises a carton body l0 of the open topvariety formed to provide a base Il, side walls I2 and end Walls I3.This body is adapted to be embraced and covered by a cover I 4 of theslide type and formed with a bottom I5, top I6 and side walls I'I andI8.

The base Il of the carton body IIJ may be provided with a, V-shaped cut(Fig. 3) to eiect the formation of a, tab I9. The bottom 'l5 of thecover (Fig. 2) is provided with a short transverse cut 20 adapted toreceive the tab I9 for limiting `movement of the body I Il out of, thatis, downwardly of the cover I4, when the carton is in upright position,whereby a dispensing opening is provided at the bottom. For hanging thecarton, the bottom I5 of the cover may be perforatedv as at 2l (Fig. 2)and the perforation strengthened, if desired, by a suitable eyelet 22.be noted in Fig. '7 that this hang-up perforation is above the upper endof the carton body, when the carton is operatively positioned, so thatthere is no interference by the carton with the nail or other projectingmember upon which the carton is hung. v

The top I6 of the slide cover is provided with a pair of weakened orscore lines 23 defining a removable section 24 which, when removed,provides a linger aperture facilitating the removal of the items to bedispensed from the carton.

A retaining strip 25 forms a part of the present invention. Such a stripis normally used in the ordinary match box or similar container forholding the contained articles in proper place and to preclude spillingof the same, especially upon opening of the carton. The strip 25 of thisinvention serves this function in the usual way, for which purpose theends of said strip are bent downwardly as at 26 (Figs. 1 and 4) andinserted between the packed articles and the adjacent ends I3 of thecarton body.

The strip 25 inwardly of the fold lines 26 is further scoredtransversely, as at 21., and, as seen in Fig. 1, is marked withcut-indicating lines 28 (Fig. 1) in the two sections of the stripbetween the pairs of score lines 26 and 21. The original retaining strip25 likewise has the two corners thereof on one side of the strip linedas at 29 (Fig. l) to indicate that these corners of the strip are to becut 01T. It will be understood that suitable directions will be printedupon the carton for carrying out the operations entailed in conditioningthe carton for use as -a dispensing container.

When the device is to be so conditioned, the user first opens the boxand takes out the retainin-g strip 25. The iinger aperture section 24 ofthe cover top may then -be pushed or cut out and thereafter the tab I9on the base of the carton body may be inserted through the slot 20 ofthe cover bottom as shown in Fig. '7 Whereby a dispensing opening isprovided at the bottom of the carton when the latter is positionedupright.

It willy The removed retaining strip 25 is now out, as indicated in Fig.4, that is to say, cuts 30 are formed along the lines 28 and the twocorners of the strip at one side are cut ol, as indicated by the lines29, to form abutment edges 3|. The strip is now bent along the two lines21 and the bent end portions are inserted between the side Walls of thecarton body and its cover, at the bottom of the upright carton.

It will be seen in Fig. 6 that the abutment edges 3l of the retainingstrip 25, when the ends of the latter are inserted as described, lieagainst the bottom I8 of the slide cover and likewise determine theangle at which the remainder of the strip is disposed. At the time thesaid strip ends are so inserted, the cuts 30 of the strip and theadjacent edge portions of the cover top I6 are brought together, that isto say, the latter are inserted into the cuts in the manner seen in Fig.6 for further holdin-g the retaining strip 25 in position.

The forward portions of the retaining strip are by such positioning madeto extend upwardly and outwardly of the front of the dispensing apertureto form a projecting lip which precludes spilling of the matches orother items in the carton to be dispensed. Inasmuch as the bottom end ofthe carton body lll, as seen in Fig. 6, has its front edge in contactupon the strip 25, there is no Opening left along this area which wouldpermit leakage or spilling of the contained items rearwardly of thecarton. And at the sides of the dispensing aperture, the portions of thestrip 25 adjacent the cuts 3B effectively preclude sideward spilling.

It is apparent that the retaining strip may be attached in place by anyother suitable means,

such as by glueing or stapling or by forms of slotted connections otherthan that shown.

The device of this invention, when utilized as a match box, ispreferably formed of non-infiammable material. The carton may beprepared for dispensing in a few moments and, due to the close tting ofparts in the dispensing position, will perform the dispensing functionduring any reasonable period of use of the device.

Modications will suggest themselves upon consideration of the means heredisclosed but these are believed to be comprised within the spirit andscope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

A dispensing carton comprising an open-top body formed with base, sideand end Walls, a slide cover for said body and formed with bottom, topand side walls, means for hanging the joined body and cover upright andfor limiting movement of the body out of the cover a predetermineddistance to provide -a dispensing opening, and a retaining stripadapted, when the carton is in dispensing position, to be disposed alongand to project above the lower front edge of said body with the endportions of said strip bent and inserted between the side walls of saidbody and cover for holding the retaining strip in place, said insertedend portions each having its rear corner out oi to provide 4an abutmentedge disposed against the cover bottom, said abutment edges holding saidstrip at such angle that the strip forms an upwardlyand outwardlyprojecting lip at the front of said dispensing opening, said strip, atthe sides of said opening, being slotted or cut for receiving the loweredge portions of said cover top.

JOSEPH C. PEURRUNG.

